Posted 26 October 2006 - 08:56 PM
Per the up to the minute folks at CNB, DC will be on Letterman 11/7, and while it will be great for the American Public to see their new Bond and make their assessments - there's a lot of pressure on the old boy to knock folks out on the talk show circuit before the premier, I would think.
I think hearing his voice will help folks that don't like him as Bond to possibly reconsider.
His height may be off-putting. I think that Letterman at well over 6 foot (6'3" I think?) is going to make DC look very short, who certainly looks 5'10" at best judging by the many, many photos of him - and his films. Will that bother the general public that the new Bond is short? I don't know. Stallone, Cruise, Gibson - all action heroes are short and were adored. Will they intentionally avoid having Dave and him stand close to each other per EON? Conan and Jay Leno are very tall, as well.
Everything in CR I've seen, his Bond looks very joyless. Dead serious. Which is a welcome relief from the wacky Bond we've been getting for years, I know. But being Bond is supposed to be "Walter Mitty" esque, too - living vicariously thru him, so being Bond is supposed to be fun, too - occasionally. If DC is very clever and smiles a lot, it may warm folks up to him too.
Any other observations on what he could do or should do on the talk shows to win over the hold outs?